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Robotic pill can orally deliver large doses of biologic drugs

NIBIB-funded researchers are developing a robotic pill that, after swallowing, can deliver biologic drugs into the stomach, which could provide an alternative method for self-injection for a wide range of therapies.

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Robotic pill can orally deliver large doses of biologic drugs

Robotic pill can orally deliver large doses of biologic drugs

NIBIB-funded researchers are developing a robotic pill that, after swallowing, can deliver biologic drugs into the stomach, which could provide an alternative method for self-injection for ...

Self-Injecting Pill Could Allow Oral Delivery of Monoclonal Antibody and Other Protein Drugs

Self-Injecting Pill Could Allow Oral Delivery of Monoclonal Antibody and Other Protein Drugs

In preclinical tests, traditionally injected drugs, including a monoclonal antibody, insulin, and epinephrine, could be delivered orally with comparable results.

Self-injecting pill could offer oral administration for monoclonal antibodies, insulin and other drugs

Self-injecting pill could offer oral administration for monoclonal antibodies, insulin and other drugs

A new type of self-injecting capsule could deliver medications at comparable levels to those given via injection, according to a preclinical study.

Self-Injecting Drug Capsule Could Revolutionize Drug Delivery

Self-Injecting Drug Capsule Could Revolutionize Drug Delivery

MIT engineers are developing a drug capsule technology that could allow the oral delivery of monoclonal antibodies, or other large protein-based drugs that normally have to be injected, for ...

Self-injecting pill allows for oral administration of monoclonal antibodies and other injected drugs

Self-injecting pill allows for oral administration of monoclonal antibodies and other injected drugs

Many people suffering from diseases like Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and diabetes inject themselves or have to receive drug infusions to help treat their disease. These ...

Rani nabs $69M Series E for its stab at a robotic pill to replace injectable drugs

Rani nabs $69M Series E for its stab at a robotic pill to replace injectable drugs

Rani Therapeutics has tapped the venture well again, this time raising a sweet $69 million for its push to make injectable medicines go down in a more delightful way. The San Jose, CA-based ...

A ‘Microneedle’ Pill You Can Swallow Could Replace Insulin Shots

A ‘Microneedle’ Pill You Can Swallow Could Replace Insulin Shots

The pill passes through the stomach into the small intestine, where it opens to painlessly inject drugs into the bloodstream

Auto-injecting pill could deliver drugs normally given by shots

Auto-injecting pill could deliver drugs normally given by shots

Tested in pigs, this capsule contains a needle that is deployed when the top sugar half of the pill dissolves in the stomach.

The tiny needle in a pill that could replace injections: Device based on shape of a tortoise may alter treatment for diabetics and patients with other long-term conditions

The tiny needle in a pill that could replace injections: Device based on shape of a tortoise may alter treatment for diabetics and patients with other long-term conditions

The idea is that the capsule - the size of a blueberry - can be loaded with a single dose of medication and swallowed in place of a jab.

Drug delivery capsule could replace injections for protein drugs

Drug delivery capsule could replace injections for protein drugs

MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE) offers a world-class education that combines thorough analysis with hands-on discovery. One of the original six courses offered when MIT ...

A Better Pill—Internal Delivery Devices May Help Patients Take Their Medicine

A Better Pill—Internal Delivery Devices May Help Patients Take Their Medicine

A tortoise and a puffer fish inspire technology to overcome the multibillion-dollar nonadherence problem

SmartTab Wireless Pill for Targeted Drug Delivery: Interview with CEO Robert Niichel

SmartTab Wireless Pill for Targeted Drug Delivery: Interview with CEO Robert Niichel

Velóce Digital Health is working to make pills smarter. The Denver, Colorado company is developing the SmartTab, an ingestible capsule that can be

A quantum of innovation and the incentives to match

A quantum of innovation and the incentives to match

What quantum of drug innovation should be rewarded with patents or exclusivity? A life-cycle approach can help answer that question.

Pill inspired by leopard tortoise could replace diabetic injections

Pill inspired by leopard tortoise could replace diabetic injections

Capsule shape based on domed shell ensures insulin needle within aims at stomach wall

Pea-sized pill delivers insulin shot from inside the stomach

Pea-sized pill delivers insulin shot from inside the stomach

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists figured out how to hide a shot inside a pea-sized pill — creating a swallowable gadget, inspired by a tortoise shell, that can inject medicines like insulin ...

Have You Heard Of Gastroparesis? It Could Explain Your Bloating, Nausea & Pain

Have You Heard Of Gastroparesis? It Could Explain Your Bloating, Nausea & Pain

Gastroparesis: Here's what you need to know about natural treatment options, including diets and supplements.